Swinging window-sash.



W. BAYLEY.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH C0.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

W. BAYLEY.

SWlNGlNG WINDOW SASH. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I6. 1914.

Patented Sept. 7, 191K.

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W. BAYLEY.

SWINGING WINDUW SASH.

APPL1CAT|0N FILED 1111111.16. 1914.

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l`VVILLIA1VI BAYLEY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

- SWINGING WINDOW-SASH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.. '7, 1915.

Application filed March 16, i914. Serial No. 825,125.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, WILLIAM BAYLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Swinging TWindowSashes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to swinging window sashes and particularly to means for supporting such sashes upon a medial aXis at points intermediate their extremities.

rlhe construction herein shown and described is a modification of and an improvement upon my invention shown and described in my copending application Serial No. 803,071, filed December 22, 1913.

/Vindow sashes for use in factories, auditoriums and public buildings are frequently constructed in units ofy great length, in some cases approximating several hundreds of feet. Such sashes as commonly constructed are too heavy to be supported upon trun- V nions located only at the eXtreme ends.

The present invention is designed to afford means for pivotally supporting such window sashes at various points throughout their length, whereby they may swing about such pivotal connections as a single unit.

rlhe object of the invention is to simplify the structure as well as the means and mode of operation of said devices, whereby they will not only be cheapened in construction, but will be more efficient in use, rigidly supported at frequent intervals, easily operated and unlikely to get out ofrepair.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the assembledsash and its support. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the assembled sash. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the window frame and pivotal support for the sash viewed freni the outside of the building, the sash being removed. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the sash removed from the supporting frame. Fig. '5 is a detail plan view of a portion of the sash removed from the frame. Fig. G is a vertical sectional view of the assembled sash similar to Fig. l,

the construction. differing therefrom through the fact that the struts and' supports are connected to y'both the cap and theA siil of the window opening. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the pivotal connections of the 7vindow and its support,

showing the relative positions of the bearing heads and the koscillatory trunnion head. Fig. 8 Vis a detail sectional view on the line cr-c of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view on line -b of Fig. 7 Figs. 1.0 and 1l are detail views of the bearing head as employed in a construction shown in Figs. l and 6 respectively. Fig. 12 is a detail view ofthe trunnion head adapted to be secured to the transverse horizontal sash bars at a point intermediate the vertical sash bars. Fig. 13 is a detail view of the terminal bearing head adapted to be securedv to the window frame. F ig.v lli is a detail view of the trunnion head adapted to [be secured to the vertical sash bars as hereinafter described. Fig. $15 is a side view kof the trunnion head lshown in Fig. 12.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

v ln the drawings l and 2 are top and sill Abars respectively of the window opening upon which the swinging sash abuts when in closed position. In the form of device shown in Fig. l the swinging sash is supported wholly upon standards projecting upward from the sill 3 of the window opening. while in the construction shown in Fig.

G the standards or struts are connected both to the sill 3 and lto the cap Al. f

The swinging sash may be of any desired construction or proportion. That shown in the drawings being of the metallic type employing vertical sash barst and transverse sash bars 5 upon which the glass is supported in the usual manner.

ln the present construction the sash is formed in two sections, an upper section and a lower section, whichare rigidly connected :together and swing in unison .about a transverse axis intermediate the two sections. Fach ofthe said sections for convenience of manufacture' and assembling may be formed in a plurality of units rigidly connected one to the other as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. In such case the vertical sash bars 4L will be doubled at the juncture of succeeding` units as indicated at 6 in said figures. The flongitudinal sash barsl at the margins ofthe upper and lower sections adjacent to the axis of yoscillation are preferably formed from channel bars as indicated at .7, Figs. 1, 6, S and 9. Likewise the vertical sash bars 4 at the juncture of succeeding units are 1 longitudinal or transverse sash bars.

wardly projecting concentric studs or trun-l 'nions 10 adapted to engage stationarily located bearing heads hereinafter described.

rlhe trunnion heads may be of Ltwo di'erent styles or forms as shown in detail in Figs. 12 and 14e. The trunnion head as kshown in Fig. 14 is4 provided with oppositely disposed arms 11 adapted tovbe riveted or bolted to the vertical sash bars t of the upper and lower section of the window sash. rhis style `of trunnion head is adapted to be used at each terminal of the sash and at inter-mediate points coincident with the doubled sash bars at the juncture of succeeding units of the respective sections. This is particularly .shown in Fig. 4. ln such cases the oppositely disposed arms 11 are bolted to the vertical sash bars in such positions that the heads 9 with their trunnions 10 will be located intermediate the upper and lower sections of the sash. At points coincident with the juncture of succeeding units, the oppositely disposed arms ll are interposed between the adjacentcliannel bars of succeeding units as indicated at the right in Figs. l and 5.

The style of trunnion head shown in Fig. 12 is employed at points intermediate the vertical sash bars and is secured intermediate the upper and lower sections of the sash by means of a bolt or a rivet 12 which passes through a vertical opening 13 in the trunnion head and through corresponding openings in the channel bars 7 of the -upper and lower sash sections. The channel bars 7 are preferably reinforced at the points of the engagement of the trunnion head by means of plates lriveted to the channel bars as shown in Figs. 7 and 9. rllhe trunnion heads as illustrated in Fig'. 12 are provided with shoulders or rabbets 16 in which flanges of the channel bars 7 engage.

same function and differ one from the other only in the fact that, that shown in Fig. la is provided with the oppositely disposed arms 11 for attachment to the vertical sash bars while the head shown in Fig. 12 is provided with oppositely disposed flat surfaces and the rabbets 16 for attachment to le `n operating lever 17 Vmay be formed integral with one of the lateral arms 11 of the oscillatory trunnion head or such operating lever may be omitted and the sash oscillated in the usual mannerby a link connected directly to the sash structure.

Bearing heads 18, disk like in form and provided with central openings 19 for the reception of the trunnions 10 of the oscillatory trunnion heads are arranged in pairs, the bearing heads of each pair being located on opposite sides of the corresponding oscillatory trunnion head. These bearing heads `a:e provided with oppositely disposed lateral annular flanges 20 over which engage the extremities of tubular spacing members or pipes 21 extending from one bearing head to the other.

1n the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10, the bearing heads 18 are each provided with a single wing 22, having perforations therein for the engagement of bolts or rivets, by which standards or struts 23 may be secured thereto. As shown in Fig. 1 these struts or standards 23 are preferably though not necessarily adjustable longitudinally by means of sleeves and lock nuts 2a. The struts or standards are secured at their ends to lugs or brackets 25 supported upon the sill 3 of the window opening. One of the struts is arranged substantially perpendicular while the other strut is arranged at an inclination thereto, thereby rmly bracing the supporting structure. At their upper ends the heads of the struts are interposed between the wings 22 of the bearing heads 18 locatedy on each side of the corresponding trunnion head.

At each terminal of the window a corresponding bearing head 26 is secured to the window frame by means of integral oppositely disposed arms 27 as shown at the left in Fig. 3. This terminal bearing head 26 is provided with a wing 28 corresponding with the wing 22 of the corresponding bearing head 18. Thus at each end of the structure the pair of bearing heads is made up of one head 26 and a head 18, the terminal strut or standard being connected intermediate the wings 28 and 22 of the respective bearing heads. 1t will thus be seen that `the oscillatory trunnion heads which are rigidly connected with sash sections are thus journaled in the bearing heads 18 located on opposite sides of the trunnion head, which heads 18 are rigidly connected by means of the intermediate spacing tubes 21 and the standards or struts 23 into a rigid supporting structure rigidly connected with the window yframe and the building structure. The tubular members 21 are of such diameter as to substantially lill the intermediate space between the horizontal channel bars 7 of the upper and lower sash sections, as shown in Fig. 8. The space 29 intermediate the web of the channel bars 7 and the tubular connecting member 21 is preferably though not necessarily lilled with suitable resilient material, which will exclude air heads 26 connected with the end bars of the window frame forms a rigid supporting frame Vin which the swinging sash is pivotally mounted by the engagement of the trunnions 10 upon the trunnion heads 9 with the central openings 19 of the bearing heads. The bearing points may be located at various intervals throughout the length of the sash without interfering with the oscillation thereof.

The construction shown in Fig. G differs from that previously described only inthat the bearing heads 18 are provided with 0ppositely disposed wings 30 for the engagement of the standards or struts 31, one of which is located upon the inner side of the window and connected at its opposite eX- tremity with the window sill while the other standard or strut is located at the outer side of the window and connected with the top of the window opening. The function of the several parts and the operation of the sash is exactly the same as before described. This double winged bearing head is clearly illustrated in Figs. 9 and 11. This structure embodying a strut located upon the inner and outer side of the window sash and odset in relation one with the other is similar to that described and claimed in my copending application before mentioned. l

To prevent thev seepage of water through the central opening in the swinging sash, a flashing 36 of sheet metal is secured to the tubular member 21 as shown in Fig. 8. There are also secured to opposite sides of the tubular members 21, longitudinal bars 32 extending the full length of the swinging sash not only to strengthen the supporting structure, but to provide means for the attachment of the screen sections 33. These screen sections 33 are located on opposite sides of the swinging sash and are connected to the cap and the sill of the window opening as shown at 34- and 35 respectively. The inner or adjacent edges ofthe screen section 33 are clamped beneath the longitudinal bars 32, thereby stationarily supporting the screen sections while permitting the free oscillation of the sash to and from its closed position.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described, possessing the particular features of advantage before'enumerated as desirable but which obviously is susceptible ofv modification in its form, proportion, detail construction or arrangement of parts, without departing from the principle-involved or sacriiicing any of its advantages.

WThilein order to comply with the statute, the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to certain structural features, itis to be understood that the invention is -not limitedto any specific details, but that the means and construction herein described comprise but one mode of putting the invention into effect, and the invention is therefore claimed broadly in any of its possible forms or modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A swinging sash comprising upper and lower sections spaced one from the other, bearing heads'connecting the separated sash sections and cylindrical frame members located within'the window space between the sash sections and intermediate successive bearing heads to which the said heads are pivotally connected.

2. A swinging sash comprising two sections separated one from the other, bearing heads located between the sash sections connecting them one to the other, and a supporting` frame projecting into the plane of the sash with which the bearing heads are pivotally connected.

3. A swinging sash divided longitudinallyl into separated sections, each section comprising a plurality of units transversely a1'- ranged side by side, a plurality of. supporting heads located intermediate the separated sash sections, oppositely disposed arms carried by the heads, said arms being interposed between the adjacent sides of succeeding section units, and a supporting frame with which the heads are pivotally connected.

4. A swinging sash comprising separated sections, rigidly connected one to the other in spaced relation, and a supporting frame extending transversely through the space intermediate the sash sections with which the intermediate connections of the sash sections are pivotally engaged. Y

5. A swinging sash comprising two separated sections rigidly connected one to the other, 'a supporting structure andpivotal vconnections between the sash and supporting structure projecting in the plane of the sash intermediate the sections, and pivotal connections with the supporting structure so the sash projecting into the window space and intermediate the sash sections into the plane ont the sash with which the sashy is pivotally connected.

8. A swinging sash comprising two separated sections connected one to the other, a supporting structure having a transverse recessed bar, and bearing heads carried intermediate the sash sections pivotally engaged within the recesses of the transverse bar of the supporting structure.

9. A swinging sash, supporting heads carriedv thereby, bearing heads arranged in pairs between which thesupporting heads of the sash are pivotally engaged, and supporting struts for the bearing heads oiiset in relation therewith.

10. A supporting strut, a bearing head carried thereby in oset relation, a swinging sash pivotally engaged with the otfset bearing head, said sash being recessed to permit the otiset bearing head to project into the plane of the sash. e

11. A supporting structure comprising hearing heads arranged in pairs, transverse connecting members between successive pairs of bearing heads, a swinging sash, and supporting heads carried by the sash adapted to be pivotally engaged between the bearing heads of each pair.

12. A frame, a transverse bar separated into a plurality of sections, struts supporting said transversebar, anda swinging sash having supporting heads pivotally engaged between the adjacent ends of the several sections of the `transverse bar.

13. A swinging sash having an elongated opening coincident with the aXis of oscillation, a pluralitv of supporting heads located within said opening and spaced apart, supporting frame members located within the opening intermediate the supporting heads with which the heads are pivotally connected, and supporting struts engaged with the frame members.

14.-. A swinging sash having an elongated opening thereincoincident with the aXis ot' oscillation divided by transverse supporting heads, a supporting structure comprising struts, bearing heads arranged in pairs and carried in oliset relation with the struts, said bearing heads extending on opposite sides of the supporting heads of the sash, and closure members for the sash opening eX- tcnding from one pair of bearing heads to the next succeeding pair of bearing heads.

15. A supporting structure comprising a plurality of frame members arranged in axial alinement but spaced apart, supporting struts Jfor said frame members, a swinging sash having an elongated opening coincident with the axis of oscillation, a plurality of supporting heads located transverselyywithin said opening, said heads being pivotally engaged between the adjacent ends ofthe frame members, the construction being such that the frame members will project within the sash opening between the supporting heads.

16. A window :trame for a swinging sash having a transverse bar having spaced recesses therein, and a swinging sash having spaced bearing heads intermediate the ends or" the sash pivotally engaging in the recesses of the transversek frame bar, substantially as specified.

17. A swinging sash, pivotal bearings for said sash located at points throughout its length, and supporting struts for said bearings projecting into the window space from vone side only thereof in relation with which the said bearings are offset.

1S. A frame, a plurality of cylindrical supporting members arranged transversely in relation with the frame, in axial alinement one with the other but spaced apart, bearing heads located at the adjacent ends of the cylindrical supporting members, and struts upon which said members are supported.

y19. Supporting struts projecting into the window space, `supporting heads arranged in pairs carried by said struts in positions offset in relation with the struts, a swinging sash, and bearing heads carried thereby projecting between the supporting heads of each pair with which they are pivotally engaged.

2O. A swinging sash having a space therein coincident with the axis of oscillation, a frame for the sash having a stationary transverse bar projecting within the recess in the sash and pivotal connections between the sash and bar intermediate the ends of the sash.

21. A bearing head, twosupporting struts engaged with the head and arranged angularly one with the other, the bearing head being o'set in relation with the strut connections, a swinging sash and a supporting head carried thereby pivotally engaged with the bearing head.

Q2.' A swinging sash, a bearing head with which. thesash is pivotally connected, and a plurality of adjustable supporting struts connected with the bearing head in positions oiieset in relation with the pivotal connection of the sash.

23. A swinging sash, supports therefor comprising bearing heads arranged in pairs, lateral wings carried by the bearing heads, supporting struts engaged with the lateral wings of each pair of bearing heads, and

supporting heads upon the sash pivotally engaged between the bearing heads forming each pair.

24. A swinging sash, supports for said sash comprising a plurality of bearing heads located at intervals throughout the length of the sash, adjustable supporting struts engaged with the bearing heads, and supporting heads carried by the sash pivotally engaged with the bearing heads, the construction and arrangement being such that by the adjustment of the adjustable struts, any one of the bearings of the sash may be independently varied in its relation with the remaining bearings.

25. A plurality of bearing members arranged in spaced relation throughout a window space, space bars intermediate successive bearing members, struts supporting the bearing members and space bars at points within the window opening, the bearing members, space bars and struts being connected one to the other to form a rigid supporting structure, and a swinging sash pivotally connected with the bearing members.

26,. A swinging sash, a supporting member extending across the window space to which the swinging sash is pivotally connected, and struts supporting said sash supporting member at points within the window opening.

27. A swinging sash, a supporting structure therefor comprising a plurality or" struts and intermediate transverse connections between the struts, said struts and connections being located within the window opening controlled by the swinging sash.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of February, 1914.

` WILLIAM BAYLEY. Witnesses:

FRANK L. WALKER, EFFIE B. SHOMO.

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